University of Idaho - Gem of the Mountains Yearbook (Moscow, ID)

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DEAN OF WOMEN » » s Permeal J. French, dean of women, has served the University of Idaho for more than a quarter of a century with an enviable under- standing and ability. Her remarkable memory, interest, and alertness have made her one of the most widely known women in Idaho. Miss French is a true Idahoan, being educated in the public schools of Idaho, and having received her M.A. degree from the University of Idaho. She became dean of women in 1907, after g as State Superintendent of Public Instruc- : sr activity in the administrative and affairs of the campus, Dean French has DEAN OF FACULTY » « s The dean of them all in point of strictly continuous service on the faculty, Jay Glover Eldridge, came to Idaho in 1901, and was in 1903 made dean of the university faculty—a title which he has never relinquished. From 1903 until 1909 he was the one and only dean at Idaho—direct- ing the “‘ags, ’ the engineers, the scientists—all students. Dean Eldridge, a professor of Modern Lan- guages, presides at academic council meetings in the absence of President Neale. Add to his Phi Beta Kappa key and a Yale Ph.D. degree his latest achievement in the schol- astic field—teing initiated as an honorary mem- ber of Phi Eta Sigma, national scholastic honorary. day Glover Eldridge 26 @

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COLLEGE OF LAW s =» « By offering new, up-to-date courses in the curriculum, Dean Pendleton Howard retains for his College of Law the highest respect of all capable critics—student lawyers and professional members of the bar. To meet the pace of increas- ing complexities in laws passed by local, state, and national agencies, Dean Howard has ‘'stepped up the courses offered in the school’s curriculum. Fifty-eight students are now registered in senior Law College, an increase of five over last year. About twenty will be graduated in June. Dean Howard, who has studied closely the developments in such New Deal legislation as the NRA and the Securities Act, gained his LL.B. degree from Texas, and his Ph.D. from Columbia. Pendleton Howard Ripe aie GRADUATE SCHOOL « » » Charles William Hungerford is dean of a school which offers courses leading to the degree of Master of Arts and the Masters’ degrees in the various sciences. He holds a B.S. degree from Upper Iowa University, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Wisconsin. He has been with the University of Idaho since 1919, and is now professor of pathology and vice- director of the agricultural experiment station. He is interested in plant study and has as his hobby the collection of exceptional irises. There are now 103 students enrolled in the Graduate School—a slight decrease compared with the 1934 enrollment. The decrease has resulted from more students having secured posi- tions at the close of each year. Charles William Hungerford

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SCHOOL OF MINES « e « Arthur William Fahrenwald acts as dean of the School of Mines and professor of metallurgy and ore dressing. His B.S. and Met.E. degrees were received from the South Dakota School of Mines; his Engi- neer of Mines degree from the New Mexico School of Mines. Coming to the University of Idaho in 1929, Dean Fahrenwald has made a brilliant record as ‘‘one of the boys on the hill.” His hobbies are golf, tennis, fishing, and hunt- ing. In the fall of 1935 he turned “navigator” as guest member of the National Geographic.expe- dition down the Salmon river. The enrollment of the School of Mines is ninety- four, with fourteen to be graduated in June. Arthur W. Fahrenwald ———— a— ——— = SCHOOL OF FORESTRY s » » Dwight S. Jeffers is dean of the School of Forestry, and professor of forest management. He is a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan and the Yale Schools of Forestry, receiving his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Yale University. Dean Jeffers came to the University of Idaho in September, 1935, from the University of Wash- ington. With him came the highest recommenda- tions. An enthusiast for outdoor life, he has as his personal hobbies camping and hiking. A recent survey revealed that all Idaho Alumni Foresters are employed. The School of Forestry now has an enrollment of 323 students. Twenty of these foresters plan to be graduated in June. Dwight S. Jeffers